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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY of ARBORICULTURE
SOUTHERN CHAPTER ANNUAL CONFERENCE
TREE CLIMBING CHAMPIONSHIP
Link to registration form
http://www.isasouthern.org/files/13conf/2013_sotcc_cont_reg.pdf
March 22-24, 2013
Green Belt Park, Memphis, TN
Contestants compete in five preliminary events to qualify as one of the top contestants who earn the right to move on to the championship round. The preliminary events include Secured Footlock Climb, Belayed Speed Climb, Aerial Rescue, Work Climb, and Throw Line. The top contestants who have accumulated the highest combined point total for the five preliminary events move on to the Master's Challenge. Contestants in this round start fresh on equal ground and compete for the championship. Contestants in the Master's Challenge perform an ISA Traditional Work Climb with the winner receiving prizes and an opportunity to represent the Chapter at the ITCC in Toronto, Ontario, Canada August of 2013.
Friday, March 22, 2013
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Mandatory Contestant roll call, gear check and event walk thru with Judges at Green Belt Park
4:00 – 5:00 PM Mandatory – Meeting for Judges and Officials at Green Belt Park
5:00 – 6:00 PM Mandatory – Meeting for Judges, Officials, and Contestants at Green Belt Park
Saturday, March 23, 2013
6:30 AM Judges, Contestants, and Officials leave hotel on shuttles to Green Belt Park
7:00 AM Final briefing & roll call, light breakfast provided
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM ISA Southern Chapter Tree Climbing Championship
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM ISA Southern Chapter Tree Climbing Championship Masters Challenge
Sunday, March 24, 2013
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM ***Rain Make-up if necessary***
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Awards Presentation at the Climber’s Corner, Memphis Marriott Downtown / Memphis-Cook Convention Center
Registration:
Deadline: Thursday, March 1, 2013 (Entry forms must be postmarked no later than 02/29/13.)
* Registration will be limited to 30 Contestants between both the Men & Women’s Divisions.
* Up to the pre-registration deadline (03/01/13), applications will be accepted only from climbers who live and work in the Southern Chapter’s geographic area.
* Up to the pre-registration deadline (03/01/13) only one contestant will be accepted from any given company, per state.
* After the pre-registration deadline, applications will be accepted from multiple contestants within any given company, per state and from climbers outside the Southern Chapter’s geographic area. They will be accepted in the order in which they are received and paid. (NOTE: Only climbers who live and work within the Southern Chapter’s geographic area are eligible for prizes, including the opportunity to represent the Chapter at the ITCC in Toronto, Ontario, Canada August of 2013.)
Rules and full schedule of events will be handed out at Mandatory Meeting on March 22nd.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Billy Kelly, Chair
(662) 386-7448 or kellyb@4county.org
Judges & Technicians Needed:
* Experienced Arborists with no ties to the contestants are needed to volunteer as judges and Techs for the competition. Please contact Billy Kelly if you are interested or return Volunteer Judge / Technician form and waiver by March 15, 2013.
SOUTHERN CHAPTER ANNUAL CONFERENCE
TREE CLIMBING CHAMPIONSHIP
Link to registration form
http://www.isasouthern.org/files/13conf/2013_sotcc_cont_reg.pdf
March 22-24, 2013
Green Belt Park, Memphis, TN
Contestants compete in five preliminary events to qualify as one of the top contestants who earn the right to move on to the championship round. The preliminary events include Secured Footlock Climb, Belayed Speed Climb, Aerial Rescue, Work Climb, and Throw Line. The top contestants who have accumulated the highest combined point total for the five preliminary events move on to the Master's Challenge. Contestants in this round start fresh on equal ground and compete for the championship. Contestants in the Master's Challenge perform an ISA Traditional Work Climb with the winner receiving prizes and an opportunity to represent the Chapter at the ITCC in Toronto, Ontario, Canada August of 2013.
Friday, March 22, 2013
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Mandatory Contestant roll call, gear check and event walk thru with Judges at Green Belt Park
4:00 – 5:00 PM Mandatory – Meeting for Judges and Officials at Green Belt Park
5:00 – 6:00 PM Mandatory – Meeting for Judges, Officials, and Contestants at Green Belt Park
Saturday, March 23, 2013
6:30 AM Judges, Contestants, and Officials leave hotel on shuttles to Green Belt Park
7:00 AM Final briefing & roll call, light breakfast provided
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM ISA Southern Chapter Tree Climbing Championship
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM ISA Southern Chapter Tree Climbing Championship Masters Challenge
Sunday, March 24, 2013
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM ***Rain Make-up if necessary***
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Awards Presentation at the Climber’s Corner, Memphis Marriott Downtown / Memphis-Cook Convention Center
Registration:
Deadline: Thursday, March 1, 2013 (Entry forms must be postmarked no later than 02/29/13.)
* Registration will be limited to 30 Contestants between both the Men & Women’s Divisions.
* Up to the pre-registration deadline (03/01/13), applications will be accepted only from climbers who live and work in the Southern Chapter’s geographic area.
* Up to the pre-registration deadline (03/01/13) only one contestant will be accepted from any given company, per state.
* After the pre-registration deadline, applications will be accepted from multiple contestants within any given company, per state and from climbers outside the Southern Chapter’s geographic area. They will be accepted in the order in which they are received and paid. (NOTE: Only climbers who live and work within the Southern Chapter’s geographic area are eligible for prizes, including the opportunity to represent the Chapter at the ITCC in Toronto, Ontario, Canada August of 2013.)
Rules and full schedule of events will be handed out at Mandatory Meeting on March 22nd.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Billy Kelly, Chair
(662) 386-7448 or kellyb@4county.org
Judges & Technicians Needed:
* Experienced Arborists with no ties to the contestants are needed to volunteer as judges and Techs for the competition. Please contact Billy Kelly if you are interested or return Volunteer Judge / Technician form and waiver by March 15, 2013.
